Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[Happy Mama]

markfch:

Happy Mama:

Totally agree with dyh. When my DD was in K1/2, I didn't even bother to coach her and left all the spelling and 听写 to my parents when my DD was being looked after by them. Didn't even bother much when she sat for her SA1 in Pri 1 but then, after 6 mths in PH.... Hah! I've transformed to be so kiasu that my parents cannot take it! But it was a little late, cos SA1 results pulled my DD down eventhough she got 96 all subjects for SA2. :stupid:

Actually I'm also kiasu to a certain extent, especially when my buddy told me his dd was asked to transfer out of a GEP sch during term 1 of P1 cos she can't cope with the pace :shock:. This after my buddy shifted house then PV to ensure that his dd got a place there.

So I try my best to ensure that the same horrible thing don't happen to ds. But when I heard that there is no streaming at end-P1, it sort of relieved me and allowed me to take my foot off the accelerator. I think once you take away the 'incentives' of ranking & streaming, P1 can actually be quite enjoyable & not too stressful (provided of course ds results don't belong to the bottom kind).

Oh dear, this is bad... How can the school do that? :x By the way, all the best to your DS for his P1 next year.

[markfch]

verykiasu2010:

hello, greetings !

does no streaming means no ranking ? mu guess is that you will still be kan-cheong without the streaming because you always want to ensure your ds is streamed \"correctly\"...

got force-transfer at P1 because cannot cope ? which school ? may be you were not told 100% of the reason behind it ? .... just guessing

Ooi vk2010, thought your ds graduated from PSLE oredi then you disappeared. :lol: . Somehow I felt that a heavy burden was removed from my shoulder when they did away with P1 to P2 streaming leh. Now can just focus ds on learning whatever he is interested in w/o having an eye on the exams. At least for P1.

My buddy's dd just done her PSLE this yr so that case happened 6 yrs ago. In the end the VP gave her one more term to buck up or ship out. Fortunately she managed to slog thru the 6 yrs there, though my friend mentioned that her PSLE results were very average. He still regretted the fact that they were totally hands-off academically during their dd's pre-sch years.

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markfch:

verykiasu2010:

hello, greetings !

does no streaming means no ranking ? mu guess is that you will still be kan-cheong without the streaming because you always want to ensure your ds is streamed \"correctly\"...

got force-transfer at P1 because cannot cope ? which school ? may be you were not told 100% of the reason behind it ? .... just guessing

Ooi vk2010, thought your ds graduated from PSLE oredi then you disappeared. :lol: . Somehow I felt that a heavy burden was removed from my shoulder when they did away with P1 to P2 streaming leh. Now can just focus ds on learning whatever he is interested in w/o having an eye on the exams. At least for P1.

My buddy's dd just done her PSLE this yr so that case happened 6 yrs ago. In the end the VP gave her one more term to buck up or ship out. Fortunately she managed to slog thru the 6 yrs there, though my friend mentioned that her PSLE results were very average. He still regretted the fact that they were totally hands-off academically during their dd's pre-sch years.

Good foundation is important. Age 3 to 6 are critical years as children learn fast during this period. So it is good to feed them with as much knowledge as possible while they are in pre-school.

[lizhi]

happy mama:

Totally agree with dyh. When my DD was in K1/2, I didn't even bother to coach her and left all the spelling and 听写 to my parents when my DD was being looked after by them. Didn't even bother much when she sat for her SA1 in Pri 1 but then, after 6 mths in PH.... Hah! I've transformed to be so kiasu that my parents cannot take it! But it was a little late, cos SA1 results pulled my DD down eventhough she got 96 all subjects for SA2. :stupid:

ohhh!! all subjects got 96 for SA2, very good!! crouching tiger is here!! :lol: :lol:

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lizhi:

happy mama:

Totally agree with dyh. When my DD was in K1/2, I didn't even bother to coach her and left all the spelling and 听写 to my parents when my DD was being looked after by them. Didn't even bother much when she sat for her SA1 in Pri 1 but then, after 6 mths in PH.... Hah! I've transformed to be so kiasu that my parents cannot take it! But it was a little late, cos SA1 results pulled my DD down eventhough she got 96 all subjects for SA2. :stupid:

ohhh!! all subjects got 96 for SA2, very good!! crouching tiger is here!! :lol: :lol:

Yup, at the rate this crouching tigress is going, she is ready to spring into action next year, jumps on all her preys and moves up to the top class in P4!! Happy Mama, your dd and you can do it! All the best!!

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lizhi:

happy mama:

Totally agree with dyh. When my DD was in K1/2, I didn't even bother to coach her and left all the spelling and 听写 to my parents when my DD was being looked after by them. Didn't even bother much when she sat for her SA1 in Pri 1 but then, after 6 mths in PH.... Hah! I've transformed to be so kiasu that my parents cannot take it! But it was a little late, cos SA1 results pulled my DD down eventhough she got 96 all subjects for SA2. :stupid:

ohhh!! all subjects got 96 for SA2, very good!! crouching tiger is here!! :lol: :lol:

happy mama one is a tigress....

lizhi, you can checked out the first page... there is a list of PHPPS parents in this forum and you will know which level their kids are in....

you can go \"marketing\" together with E3 since both the dd are in the same class. you can also invite happy mama along, her dd's class is just next to your dd's class...haha...

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E3:

lizhi:

[quote=\"happy mama\"]
Totally agree with dyh. When my DD was in K1/2, I didn't even bother to coach her and left all the spelling and 听写 to my parents when my DD was being looked after by them. Didn't even bother much when she sat for her SA1 in Pri 1 but then, after 6 mths in PH.... Hah! I've transformed to be so kiasu that my parents cannot take it! But it was a little late, cos SA1 results pulled my DD down eventhough she got 96 all subjects for SA2. :stupid:

ohhh!! all subjects got 96 for SA2, very good!! crouching tiger is here!! :lol: :lol:

Yup, at the rate this crouching tigress is going, she is ready to spring into action next year, jumps on all her preys and moves up to the top class in P4!! Happy Mama, your dd and you can do it! All the best!! [/quote]this one maybe not tigress....i think \"minnie mouse\"..... better watch out, all the elephants in Resp 9....

[Jennifer]

markfch:

I think once you take away the 'incentives' of ranking & streaming, P1 can actually be quite enjoyable & not too stressful (provided of course ds results don't belong to the bottom kind).

Let us know how you feel abt this issue at end of P1.

I adopted a DIY attitude when my #2 was in P1. No tuition, no coaching from me. Really DIY himself. Results were not bottom kind. In fact I was proud of him as he did it all by himself. Then the sch report book came back with a slip of paper showing the statistics of the cohort. I fainted. His so-called non-bottom results (which were low band 1 and high band 2) were just ard the sch avg.

Dun let this enbloc P1 to P2 makes you go easy. An easy going attitude once formed inside a child is going to be very hard to change once the going gets tough (meaning P2 to P3 onwards).

[markfch]

Happy Mama:

Oh dear, this is bad... How can the school do that? :x By the way, all the best to your DS for his P1 next year.

Thanks Happy Mama for the well wishes.

[markfch]

Jennifer:

Let us know how you feel abt this issue at end of P1.

I adopted a DIY attitude when my #2 was in P1. No tuition, no coaching from me. Really DIY himself. Results were not bottom kind. In fact I was proud of him as he did it all by himself. Then the sch report book came back with a slip of paper showing the statistics of the cohort. I fainted. His so-called non-bottom results (which were low band 1 and high band 2) were just ard the sch avg.

Dun let this enbloc P1 to P2 makes you go easy. An easy going attitude once formed inside a child is going to be very hard to change once the going gets tough (meaning P2 to P3 onwards).

Ok, will see whether I still hold the same view come end next year.
In view that so many PH parents are flashing the amber light at me, :idea: I think I better make myself clearer. Even with en-bloc, of course I'll still cajole ds to read lots of books esp. chinese ones & increase his general knowledge. Just that I won't be too concerned with his sch's textbooks or fall over myself with his exams results during P1. It's a bit like kindy, just let ds learn but won't fret over the test marks. Must keep it that way till P2, cos we must conserve energy for 5 more years of slogging to go.